ތެއްތިރީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀢𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀲𑀁 (tĕttīsaṃ), from Sanskrit त्रयस्त्रिंशत् (trayastriṃśat). For the preservation of /r/, see ތިރީސް (tirīs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪et̪ːiɾiːs̺/, [t̪et̪ːiɾiːs̺]

Numeral

ތެއްތިރީސް • (tettirīs)

  1. thirty-three
    Synonyms: ތިރީސްތިނެއް (tirīstinek̊), (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިނުވައެއް (fassihinuvaek̊)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތެއްތިރީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 235
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